Edward I. Leeds concentrates on issues relating to the design, administration, and taxation of health and other welfare benefits plans. Mr. Leeds represents employers in the negotiation and drafting of contracts with insurers, third-party administrators, and other vendors, in documenting and communicating welfare benefits plans, and in complying with applicable state and federal laws, including the Affordable Care Act, HIPAA, HITECH, COBRA, cafeteria-plan requirements, and the rules applicable to government benefits programs, such as Medicare.

Mr. Leeds also counsels employers on the privacy and security of health information, the introduction of paperless technologies to the administration of their benefits arrangements, the provision of benefits to domestic partners, the introduction of wellness initiatives, and health and welfare issues that arise in corporate transactions, litigation, and collective bargaining.

Mr. Leeds lectures frequently on health and welfare benefits topics. He has conducted one- and two-day seminars on health and welfare plans for lawyers and benefits professionals and written articles on various subjects. His recent lectures include: